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The Alpine Zen: an Emma Lord mystery by Mary DaheimA conclusion to the long-running mystery series finds Emma investigating the arrival and illness of a young woman who is searching for the mother who abandoned her, a case that is complicated by Vida's altered state, a stalker and a reclusive artist.
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The Beige Man by Helene TurstenWhen a young girl's body is found near an abandoned vehicle that was involved in a gruesome hit-and-run, Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues uncover disturbing links to a sex-trafficking ring.
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Bittersweet by Susan Wittig AlbertPlanning to spend the Thanksgiving holiday on her mother's ranch-turned-birdwatcher's retreat, China learns that her mother's divorcee helper has died in a suspicious accident that is tied to the murder of a local veterinarian.
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Cry Wolf by Michael GregorioSebastiano Cangio is loving his dream job as a ranger in the stunning Sybillines national park in mystical Umbria, until the discovery of a body that bears all the hallmarks of a Mafia killing.
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The Forgotten Girls by Sara BlædelAfter the discovery of a body in the forest, the new director of the Danish Missing Persons Department recognizes the dead woman as a child inmate at a state mental institution and uncovers links to her own past during the investigation.
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A Murder of Magpies by Judith FlandersBook editor Samantha Clair finds her nine-to-five life turned upside down when gossipy author Kit Lowell goes missing, which propels her into a criminal investigation where she discovers that someone will stop at nothing, not even murder, to see that Kit's scandalous new manuscript does not get published.
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Pride v. Prejudice by Joan HessPlotting revenge against a petty prosecutor who has publicly humiliated her, Claire offers to prove the innocence of a high-profile case's defendant, an effort that is challenged by compelling evidence and a visit from Claire's mother-in-law.
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Reykjavik Nights by Arnaldur IndriðasonA prequel to the internationally acclaimed series profiles Erlendur as a young, budding detective who while investigating the death of a homeless man is introduced to Reykjavik's dark underworld.
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Rock with Wings by Anne HillermanSeparated by different cases, Chee follows cryptic clues to the body of a missing woman while Bernie manages the fallout of a drug bust gone wrong.
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Snake Pass: a resurrection man novel by Colin CampbellYorkshire cop Jim Grant will do anything to bring down the bad guys. But when the Discipline and Complaint inspector feels he's gone too far, Grant is put on suspension and goes to his favorite all-night diner to flirt with his favorite waitress . . . and that's when all hell breaks loose.
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Phantom Angel by David HandlerWhen his client, the last of the great Broadway showmen who needs a deep-pocketed "angel" to save his latest show from going under, is gunned down on 42nd Street, street-wise P.I. Benji Golden is drawn into a high-profile murder investigation in which the worlds of the theater and organized crime collide.
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The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat KhanDetective Esa Khattack and his partner, Detective Rachel Getty, investigate the death of a local man who may have been a Bosnian war criminal with ties to the Srebrenica massacre of 1995, in a haunting debut novel of loss, redemption and the cost of justice.
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